News Excerpt:

The Prime Minister recalled the martyrdom of Guru Teg Bahadur (1621-1675), calling the ninth Sikh Guru a beacon of courage and strength.

About Guru Tegh Bahadur:

His contribution towards society:

• He built the city of Anandpur Sahib which is located in the Ropar district (border of Shivalik Hills and Sutlej River) in Punjab. Here the last two Sikh Gurus lived and where Guru Gobind Singh Ji founded the Khalsa Panth in 1699.
• He is remembered for giving up his life for freedom of religion as he was resistant to the forceful conversions of ‘Kashmiri Pandits’ and ‘non-Muslims’ to Islam during Aurangzeb’s reign.
•  Due to this, he was publicly beheaded on 24th November 1675 on the orders of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in Delhi for refusing to convert to Islam.
• This day is observed as the ‘Shaheedi Divas’ of Guru Tegh Bahadur. Even though, there is still confusion about the date. 
• Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib (Chandni Chawk, Delhi) marks the place of his execution.
• He contributed more than 100 poetic hymns to Granth Sahib which cover various topics, such as the nature of God, human attachments, body, mind, dignity service, etc.